Day in Pictures, Oct. 22, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on October 22, 2013 6:52 PM

Photo: Yurko Dyachyshynurko/AFP/Getty Images

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Play Miss T for me: A contestant performs on stage during the Miss T Brasil transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro. The winner will compete in the Miss International Queen 2013 pageant in Pattaya, Thailand. less

Play Miss T for me: A contestant performs on stage during the Miss T Brasil transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro. The winner will compete in the Miss International Queen 2013 pageant in Pattaya, ... more

Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFP/Getty Images

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Protesters hurl tear gas bombs back at police in front of the Rio de Janeiro hotel where Brazil's National Petroleum Agency was auctioning off drilling rights to one of the world's largest offshore oil discoveries. China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total won the auction to join Brazilian state operator Petrobras in developing the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield. less

Protesters hurl tear gas bombs back at police in front of the Rio de Janeiro hotel where Brazil's National Petroleum Agency was auctioning off drilling rights to one of the world's largest offshore oil ... more

Photo: Christophe Simon, AFP/Getty Images

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Very realistic: Some folks in Lawrence, Kan., like to decorate their windows with cat cutouts for Halloween.

Very realistic: Some folks in Lawrence, Kan., like to decorate their windows with cat cutouts for Halloween.

Photo: Orlin Wagner, Associated Press

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Spooky woods: A man walks over a carpet of wet leaves on foggy Feldberg Mountain in the Taunus region of western Germany.

Spooky woods: A man walks over a carpet of wet leaves on foggy Feldberg Mountain in the Taunus region of western Germany.

Photo: Arne Dedert, AFP/Getty Images

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Oof, you're still pretty heavy despite the balloons: A bride is swept off her feet by her man on a street in Beijing.

Oof, you're still pretty heavy despite the balloons: A bride is swept off her feet by her man on a street in Beijing.

Lion trainers - place head here: This king of the jungle is also king of the yawns. (Singapore Zoo.)

Lion trainers - place head here: This king of the jungle is also king of the yawns. (Singapore Zoo.)

Photo: Wong Maye-E, Associated Press

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Hey, Mom, where are OUR masks?! A woman waits to cross the street as extremely heavy air pollution blankets Beijing. The capital was preparing emergency measures such as factory shutdowns and traffic limits to counter the smog. less

Hey, Mom, where are OUR masks?! A woman waits to cross the street as extremely heavy air pollution blankets Beijing. The capital was preparing emergency measures such as factory shutdowns and traffic limits to ... more

Photo: Ng Han Guan, Associated Press

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A boy rides atop a whale shark towed along the coast of Surabaya, Java. The fishermen who trapped the giant creature in a net were going to sell it at market even though it's listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. less

A boy rides atop a whale shark towed along the coast of Surabaya, Java. The fishermen who trapped the giant creature in a net were going to sell it at market even though it's listed as vulnerable by the ... more

Photo: Juni Kriswanto, AFP/Getty Images

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Through a gap in monolithic stones, a dapper man snaps a picture of the Tokyo Skytree, a broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower.

Through a gap in monolithic stones, a dapper man snaps a picture of the Tokyo Skytree, a broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower.

Photo: Junji Kurokawa, Associated Press

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Ringing endorsement: Vanessa Ratnavich reacts after winning one of three ring card girl spots for the Nov. 2 middleweight championship bout between Gennady GGG Golovkin and Curtis Stevens in Madison Square Garden. less

Ringing endorsement: Vanessa Ratnavich reacts after winning one of three ring card girl spots for the Nov. 2 middleweight championship bout between Gennady GGG Golovkin and Curtis Stevens in Madison Square ... more

Trial by fire and mud: Would-be Interior Ministry commandos run through a smoky obstacle course during "Madder Beret" final exams outside Minsk. Soldiers who pass the tests receive a burgundy-colored beret signifying they have qualified as members of the Belarus Interior Ministry elite Special Forces. less

Trial by fire and mud: Would-be Interior Ministry commandos run through a smoky obstacle course during "Madder Beret" final exams outside Minsk. Soldiers who pass the tests receive a burgundy-colored beret ... more

Whack a lantern: Team of Shrine parishioners attempt to knock over or pull down opposing team lanterns placed atop 10-foot-long bamboo poles during the Usuki Lantern Festival in Himeji, Japan. The lantern "battle" is the climax of the annual Bamboo Lantern Festival. less

Whack a lantern: Team of Shrine parishioners attempt to knock over or pull down opposing team lanterns placed atop 10-foot-long bamboo poles during the Usuki Lantern Festival in Himeji, Japan. The lantern ... more

Photo: Buddhika Weerasinghe, Getty Images

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Just as pretty as flowers: A girl carries a bouquet of golden leaves during a warm autumn day in Lviv, Ukraine.

Just as pretty as flowers: A girl carries a bouquet of golden leaves during a warm autumn day in Lviv, Ukraine.

Photo: Yurko Dyachyshynurko, AFP/Getty Images

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In a hurry to sharpen your knives and scissors? Slow down! Or you'll end up like this guy at the Zombie Bike Ride in Key West, Fla.

In a hurry to sharpen your knives and scissors? Slow down! Or you'll end up like this guy at the Zombie Bike Ride in Key West, Fla.